Tooronga railway station

Tooronga
North-west view from Platform 1, January 2021
General information
Location	Milton Parade, Malvern, Victoria 3144 City of Stonnington Australia
Coordinates	37°50′58″S145°02′30″E / 37.84939°S 145.04170°E / -37.84939; 145.04170
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line	Glen Waverley
Distance	9.59 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	189
Bicycle facilities	11
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	TGA
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	24 March 1890;135 years ago (1890-03-24)
Rebuilt	20 November 1955 1975
Electrified	December 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	421,639 [1]

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Kooyong towards Flinders Street		Glen Waverley line		Gardiner towards Glen Waverley

Track layout
Legend to Kooyong 1 2 Tooronga Road to Gardiner

Location

Tooronga railway station is a commuter railway station on the Glen Waverley line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Malvern, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Tooronga station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 24 March 1890, with the current station provided in 1975. ^[4]

History

Tooronga station opened on 24 March 1890, when the railway line from Burnley was extended to Eastmalvern. ^[4] The station is named after nearby Tooronga Road, which in turn was named after an adjacent two-story property. The word Tooronga is Indigenous, meaning "modern" or "new". ^{[5] [6]}

In 1955, the current station platforms were provided, when duplication of the line occurred between Kooyong and Gardiner. ^[4]

In 1966, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Tooronga Road level crossing, located at the down end of the station. The signal box protecting the level crossing and a goods yard were also abolished during that time. ^[4]

In 1975, the current station buildings were provided. ^[7]

Platforms and services

Tooronga has two side platforms. It is served by Glen Waverley line trains. ^[8]

Tooronga platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Glen Waverley line	Flinders Street		All stations and limited express services
2	Glen Waverley line	Glen Waverley		All stations

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Tooronga station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  624 : Kew – Oakleigh station ^[9]

The bus stops outside the station are also used by bus replacement services for Glen Waverley line services.

Gallery

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  North-west view from Platform 1, with a Comeng train arriving on Platform 2, January 2007

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "Tooronga". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
5. "Tooronga". Victorian Places. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
7. "Glen Waverley". Victorian Railways. VicRail. July 1975. p. 103.
8. "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
9. "624 Kew – Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (from 30 Jan 2023)". Public Transport Victoria . Retrieved 29 April 2023.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au